Eye-guard.



IT -850,997. PA TENTED APR. 23', 1907. v

H. S. GOVER- EYE GUARD.

, APPLICATION FILED Md. 4, 1906.

UNITED STATES,

13 TENT OFFICE.

HARVEY SLCOVER, OFSOUTH BEND, INDIANA. EYE-GUARDI- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Apia-1 23 190%.

Application filed'Deoen ber 4, 1906. serial No. 346.268.

.To all whom it nmy/concern Be it known that I, HARVEY S. CovER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at- South Bend, in the county ofSt. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Eye-Guards, of which the following is a specification.-

This invention relates to new and useful "improvements in eye guards orshields for firemen, metal-workers,chauffeurs, and others who are likelyto be subjected to the action offumes, gases, wind, grit, dust, &c.

The invention consists in providing aneye-v guard of a single piece ofmaterial provided with two lens-holding portions connected by the samemember that forms the cushioning part of the guard. I

3 is .a longitudinal sectional view, and-Fig. 4

'cushionin members.

' decreasing in thickness to their the flaring edges'5 being designedto'possess Another object resides in the provision of integral or otherreinforcing ribs or elements between the lens-holding members and thecushioning partof th'eguard to prevent the lens-holding portionsspringing back and partially obscuring the sight when a pull is exertedu' on the head-gear.

I A still urther object is to obviate'the use of cement or otherfillings between the lenses and the lens-holding portions.

, both of t 1e ears. and nose-piece per orm not only their usualfunction, but also act. as In the rawings, Figure I is a face view ofthe invention. Fig. 2 is an'edge view. Fig.

is a sectional view on theline a a of Fig. 1.

Referring'more particularly to the accom-. panyin drawings, thereference characters. 1 and 2 indicate the lens-holding portions of myimproved guard, each 'havin' an annular recess 3 near its outer end fort e reception of the peripheral edges of the corresponding .lenses 4.These liensholding portions each taper rearwardly or downwardiy,gradually aring edges,

such flexibility as to assume proper'positions upon the wearer to fitthe orbits of the eyes, regardless of any distortions or wrinkling ofthe face, due to fumes, gases, grit, wind,- dust, &c. These flaringortions 5 terminate adjacent the outer en s of the lens-holding portions1 to provide the ears 5, to which latter may be secured the head-bands 6by .means of a suitable fastening 7'. Adjacent the inner op osite sidesof the lens-holding portion. 8 at the base of the lens-holding portions.Thi'sweb'portion 8 forms the nosebridge'and is provided in .its edgewith a recess 9, designed to fit the nose of the wearer.

parts of the lens-holding ortions instead ofxiirectly across thelensolding portions at their outer faces. In the present instance thenose-piece is. of comparatively thin ma terial, permitting of a doublingor folding of one lens-holding portion upon the other,

space, and whereby the guard may be congradually-tapering ortions of thelens-holding members, inc uding the nose-bridge part, form the cushionof the guard, the

aring parts extending beyond the periphcries of the lens-holding parts,as shown.

Thetcharacter 10 indicates .ribs formed integrally with the body of theguard and designed to prevent the lens-holding portions scuring the"sight when a pull is exerted by greater part of the pull by thehead-bands u on the flaring or cushioned members being transmitted tothe lens holding portions, thus rendering unnecessary the use of meanshold the lenses in their seats in the lensholding members. It will thusbe under:

is obviated.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire ent, is

From the description thus given it'will be 'seen that the nose-piece 8is formed at the base, or, in other words, atthe inner or rear.veniently carried in ones pocket. ,The

stood that the use of cements, fillings, &c., between the lenses andlens-holding portions portions .1 .t 's flaring portion of thelensoldingportions forms a connecting web.

so that the guard may require but little from bending out of shape andpartially obthehead-bands 6. These ribs prevent the I otherthanthefiaringor cushioning parts to to secure by Letters Pat- -1. Aneye-guard comprising cushion" member. including integral,;outw'ardly-extending annular walls forming a pair of len's ribs joiningthe walls of the lens-holding portions and the cushion member.

4. An eye-guard comprising an elastic cushion member-having integrallens portions extending from one side thereof, integral ribs on theWalls of said lensportions to reinforce the same, sulmtantially asdescribed. h In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HARVEY s. COVER.

holding portions, and inte ral reinforcing 2. Aneye-guard composedof'aqsingle iece of material and comprising a pair of liens-holdingmembers Whose Walls taper gradually and flare outwardl "to form acushion and a nose-piece fort e eye-guard, and ribs formed integrallywith the Walls of the lens-holding members. 4

3. An eye-guard comprising .a cushion v 1 member having integrallens-holding por- Witnesses': tions extending outwardly therefrom andGEORGE OLTSCH, reinforcing-ribs on the lens portions. i G. M. COLE.

